Gettysburg Military Park, trip with schnauzers.

 This morning we went to Gettysburg pick up some of my art work from the show.

It was not much fun, so we decided to spice it up and invited two

furry companions - Lusha and Awwa.

 You clearly can see - they both enjoyed their time with us during this trip.

After we stopped at Art Council and picked up all those paintings,

 we went strait to Gettysburg Military Park for some photoshoot and

to play with our pups a bit.

At the very end of our trip we went to Plum Run, where I painted before 

during Gettysburg Art Fest... Love this place. It is just like going back in time!

Just for fun I'm sharing with You few pictures of painting  

I did at the same location two weeks ago.

We will be back there again... perhaps with dogs.

Perhaps with pastels. Or both!

Unusual winter... for their good!

Weather here, in PA is amazingly warm this winter. Puppies are taking full advantage of it and enjoying their games outside... This was one of our today's walks... even it was not that long, but it gave them possibility to explore, bond with each other and humans and use natural terrain for great exercises without investing at expensive agility equipment! In fact agility equipment will not be any good for puppies of this age, but they can do good deal of climbing and walking on hilly side for their own good... naturally we only do it because of weather is the way it is and all puppies were vaccinated a while ago.

Kasya's new adventures.

Yesterday evening, when heat went down a little bit (it was only about 85F, not waaay over 90,

 as the rest of the day), we decided to sneak out with camera to spend some time on the farm with our horses, do some photoshoot of farm-land around and visit our favorite Cove Creek. As soon I grabbed bag with our cameras, our smart Kasya (who is now 9 years young and saw it all!) quickly realized that we are going for the walk and will have some adventures, what she, Kasya, couldn't miss!

She insisted to go along and we took her out not without some reasonable doubts, because she never was around horses before.

Very quietly, trying not to get attention of other dogs, we went out though the back door and off we went!

This time Kasya met up-close-and-personal with Betty, my oldest mare, dearly loved and spoiled. 

Wierd thing about it- they both were born at the same day (and the same year!).

Betty used to the dogs and didn't care, if one more was around. She clearly enjoyed her grass and apples. With all my wish to go for the ride it was very bad idea with temperature staying so high, so we just walked around and had good time, while Irina was playing with one of our cameras.

Kasya was hinging on there... literally!

Then betty finally finished her apple and decided to check out the dog. I think they both liked it. 

I sure did! I always was curious how those two will get along.

Then we went for the walk in the woods... Not the easy walk -lot of rock climbing, steams crossing etc.

now Ira got to walk Kasya and carry camera bag and I was running the show with my Canon.

Just like I say - it was a lot of climbing... and  Kassandra did just great!

All dog need in situation like that it is a very trained human to carry dog around! 

(and Irina is very well taught to do those kind of things!)

This was a part of stream right above waterfalls. pretty big stream with some pretty big rocks laying across

 of it... Girls did great job of crossing over and me on other hand... no so much. I ended up in the stream thinking ONLY about saving of camera... what I naturally did. (This is why you will see more pictures!)

Proud ladies were posing by the creek...

Of course as soon I took my eyes off them to shoot something other then them too, 

they already were up on the tree!

Then Kasya went in the field of wild-grown myrtle and clearly enjoyed herself in the shade.

All pass-ways are going home after all... So to the car we went.

Dog was happy!